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Commissioners ask staff to make report tables meaningful for council prioritization
Summary
Multiple commissioners said the report's summary tables (yes/no and cost) lack the engineering warrants, incident counts and pros/cons needed for City Council to prioritize projects. Staff agreed to add lay‑friendly bullets and incident/LOS context for the council packet.
Several commissioners told staff the report's summary tables are difficult for non‑engineers to use when making budgetary choices. They recommended adding explicit engineering warrant rationale and incident or level‑of‑service data to explain why each recommended project merited a 'yes' in the summary tables.
Staff accepted the feedback and said they will incorporate additional bullet points that summarize the underlying technical rationale and include incident counts and level‑of‑service context in the council presentation. Commissioner Faust summarized the concern: the tables say 'yes' without showing the warrant or the reasoning that led to that recommendation.
